2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #25 most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found West Coast University - Dallas to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,735 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Wesleyan University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Wesleyan are $21,243 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Wesleyan also did well on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
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Lamar University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCO are $18,116 per year.
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Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,111 |
| Arizona | 1,067 |
| Oklahoma | 312 |
| New Mexico | 159 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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